Ocean Spray Cranberries appoints Thano Chaltas as Global Chief Marketing Officer
Grower-owned cooperative Ocean Spray Cranberries has appointed Thano Chaltas to the newly created role of Global Chief Marketing Officer.
Chaltas will be responsible for global brand development and will report directly to Ken Romanzi, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Ocean Spray Brands.
“As the world’s leading producer of cranberry juices, juice drinks and dried cranberries, and the best-selling brand in the bottled juice category, Ocean Spray is creating the Global CMO position to further leverage our great brands, talent and innovation in order to drive global business growth,” said Randy Papadellis, CEO and president of Ocean Spray.
“Thano has more than 20 years of progressive marketing experience with Kraft, WellPet and UST, and I’m confident he will bring strong marketing, strategy and management expertise to the Cooperative.”
Prior to his appointment at Ocean Spray, Chaltas served as CMO at WellPet, LLC, a producer and marketer of premium, natural food for pets. He also spent 13 years at Kraft Foods.
